SEN Teaching Assistant
The Dukeries Academy, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG22 9TD19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
01 September 2025
Closing date
24 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
3 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Special Education Needs (SEN)
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £8,761.00 - £9,648.00 Annually (Actual) NJC pt 8 – 14
SEN Teaching Assistant job summary
SEN Teaching Assistant
- 14.5 hours per week, Term Time only
- NJC pt 8 – 14 (£8,761 - £9,648 per annum, actual salary paid)
- Required As soon as possible
‘Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice.’
Jim Collins
Thank you for your interest in The Dukeries Academy (TDA) and Academy Transformation Trust (ATT). Part of our Vision at TDA is to develop ‘Our People’. Being recognised as an exceptional place to work is important to us as we aspire to attract, retain, and develop the very best leaders and staff.
Our Mission at The Dukeries Academy is to transform lives by inspiring excellence and maximising opportunities for all. As a rapidly improving Academy, at the heart of the Ollerton community, we support every student to achieve the qualifications they need to progress confidently to the next stage of learning, training, or employment. This is not all we do. To complement their qualifications, we also develop the skills and character traits, which will allow our students to become positive change makers in their own and other people’s lives.
At the Dukeries Academy, we live our values. We aspire to act with integrity, are ambitious in our purpose and are resilient in our pursuit of excellence. We are a Disability Confident Employer, at ATT we are passionate about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and welcome all applications.
Our team of talented staff are friendly and professional, fully committed to the educational, pastoral, and well-being needs of our students. We are looking to appoint a self-motivated and committed SEN Teaching Assistant to join our Academy and improve the social, emotional and mental wellbeing of identified vulnerable students in order to increase their academic outcomes. The role will include working with students with special educational needs and also includes working with students who are hard to reach and may have difficulties with attendance.
To succeed, you'll hold a GCSE grade 4/C+ in a range of subjects including English and Maths and have experience of working with the 11-16 age group. You will be joining a dynamic team, who enjoy supporting the Academy and its culture of outstanding success amongst our students.
In return, you can expect fantastic Professional Development opportunities, a comprehensive employee benefits package including shopping discounts, cycle-to-work and gym schemes, cinema tickets and an employee assistance programme.
As a valued member of our support team, you will use your sphere of influence to play an important part in taking TDA from Good to Great, and we can promise it’ll be an exciting and rewarding journey. Along the way, you will gain the satisfaction of #Transforming Lives in our Academy and across our Trust’s twenty-two schools.
For further information or to arrange a visit please call the academy on 01623 860545.
Closing date: 09:00am, Tuesday 24 June 2025
Interview date: To be confirmed
The successful applicant will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2024. We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are open to Flexible Working.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Dukeries Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Successful applicants will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2024. We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are open to Flexible Working.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About The Dukeries Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 777 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Dukeries Academy website
Thank you for your interest in The Dukeries Academy. Our vision is to inspire excellence and maximise opportunities for all. As a high performing academy, at the heart of the Ollerton community, we support every student to achieve the qualifications they need to progress confidently to the next stage of learning, training or employment. This is not all we do. To complement their qualifications, we also develop the skills and attributes which will allow our students to become positive change makers in their own and other people’s lives.
Our team of talented staff are friendly and professional, fully committed to the education, pastoral needs and well-being of your child. At the Dukeries Academy we live our values. We aspire to act with integrity, are ambitious in our purpose and are resilient in our pursuit of excellence.
Our fully inclusive approach provides a strong foundation for every child’s learning, whilst giving them the opportunity to explore and find out who they are and helps them set ambitious goals for their future.
We are passionate about innovative teaching with a focus on continual improvement. We have exceedingly high expectations of our community in terms of attendance, punctuality, uniform, behaviour and outcomes. Our consistent high standards ensure that Dukeries students are both happy and successful during their time with us.
I look forward to meeting and working with you to ensure that your child receives the world class education they deserve.
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